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- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Approves Three REDD+ Methodologies for High-Integrity Credits
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has approved three methodologies for issuing high-integrity carbon credits for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in dev…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Welcomes UK Government's Voluntary Carbon Market Principles
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market welcomed the UK government's publication of principles for voluntary carbon and nature market integrity, describing them as closely aligned with t…
- Sustainable Finance
Integrity Council Approves Three REDD+ Carbon Credit Methodologies
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market approved three REDD+ methodologies for issuing high-integrity carbon credits for reducing deforestation and forest degradation in developing count…
- Sustainable Finance
Three REDD+ Methodologies Win High-Integrity Approval from ICVCM
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market granted CCP approval to three REDD+ carbon crediting methodologies covering forest protection projects in developing countries. The decision clear…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Clears Three REDD+ Methodologies for High-Integrity Carbon Label
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market approved three REDD+ carbon crediting methodologies, paving the way for CCP-labelled credits that reduce emissions from deforestation in developin…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Details Ongoing Compliance Requirements for CCP-Eligible Programs
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has outlined the post-approval obligations that carbon-crediting programmes must fulfil to maintain their CCP-Eligible status and continue issuing…
- Climate & Nature
ICVCM Rejects Eight Renewable Energy Methodologies on Additionality Grounds
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market found that eight carbon crediting methodologies used for renewable energy projects fail to meet its additionality requirements, meaning credits fr…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA South Asia Director Garg Advances India Clean Energy Policy Research
Vibhuti Garg, Director for South Asia at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, leads the organisation's work on energy pricing, subsidy reform, clean energy financing, and market …
- ESG Movers
China Enacts First Energy Law Effective January 2025 Toward 2060 Neutrality
China enacted its first energy law, effective January 1, 2025, covering energy planning, development, market structures and emergency response to support carbon neutrality by 2060. The legislation str…
- Climate & Nature
UAE Pledges 47% Emission Cut by 2035 from 2019 Levels
The UAE pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions 47% from 2019 levels by 2035, becoming the first major emitter to submit updated Nationally Determined Contributions before the February 2025 deadline. …
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Explains How Core Carbon Principles Complement Article 6
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has published a detailed explanation of how its Core Carbon Principles work alongside Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to create consistent standa…
- Sustainable Finance
Only 22% of Climate Blended Finance Deals Integrate Gender Considerations, Report Finds
A new report from the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility Learning Hub finds that 22% of roughly 550 climate blended finance deals in Convergence's Historical Deals Database are gender-responsive, belo…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Embeds Sustainable Development at Core of Carbon Standards
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market states that sustainable development outcomes are a mandatory component of every CCP-labelled carbon credit project, not an optional co-benefit. Re…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Calls for Indigenous Peoples as VCM Decision-Makers
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has argued that Indigenous Peoples and local communities must be active shareholders and decision-makers in the voluntary carbon market, not merel…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Seeks Experts for Carbon Market Panel Renewal
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market is recruiting new members for its independent Expert Panel for the 2025 to 2028 term, following the expiry of the first cohort's three-year tenure…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Advances High-Integrity Carbon Market Standards at COP29
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market arrived at COP29 in Baku with a clear agenda: accelerating private climate finance through high-integrity carbon credits underpinned by its Core C…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Responds to C-Quest Capital Carbon Credit Fraud Allegations
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has acknowledged US enforcement actions against C-Quest Capital and its former employees following allegations of over-issuance of millions of car…
- Sustainable Finance
Integrity Council Recruits Experts for Voluntary Carbon Market Panel
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market is accepting applications for its Expert Panel, seeking senior professionals with over a decade of experience and young practitioners from carbon …
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Seeks Senior and Young Carbon Methodology Experts for Expert Panel
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has issued a call for senior professionals and young professionals to apply for its Expert Panel, which supports assessment of carbon crediting pr…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Recruits Methodology Experts for New Three-Year Expert Panel Term
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market is recruiting senior and young professional experts for its Expert Panel, with a new term of up to three years commencing in 2025 following the ex…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Opens Expert Panel Applications Across Methodology and Safeguards Disciplines
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has opened applications for its Expert Panel, seeking professionals with expertise across carbon accounting, sustainable development measurement, …
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Invites Global Experts to Join Voluntary Carbon Market Assessment Panel
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has invited senior and young professionals worldwide to apply for its independent Expert Panel, with a new three-year term beginning in 2025. Pane…
- Sustainable Finance
Integrity Council Opens Applications for New Expert Panel
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market is recruiting senior and young professionals to join its independent Expert Panel for a term of up to three years beginning in 2025. Panel members…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Seeks Carbon Market Experts for Independent Advisory Panel
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market is filling vacancies on its Expert Panel as the current mandate concludes at the end of 2024, with a new term starting in 2025. The independent, r…